Brighton vs Sunderland
Ref: Darren England, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton and Sunderland drew 0–0 in their Premier League fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.13 for Brighton versus 1.38 for Sunderland. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Sunderland are 7th.
First Half
Gruda
Yellow Card
Coppola
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Wieffer
63'
⇄
Adingra
64'
⇄
Rigg
⇄
De Cuyper
⇄
Minteh
⇄
Hinshelwood
72'
⇄
Brobbey
79'
Ballard
Yellow Card
86'
Le Fée
Yellow Card
⇄
Gruda
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonSunderland
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.13VS1.38
Attack3 · 3 won
16
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
6
7
Shots in the box
9
9
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
441
Total passes
334
364
Accurate passes
255
83%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 0 won
11
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 8B. GrudaM
- 10G. RutterF
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 42D. CoppolaD
Substitutes
- 14T. WatsonF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 49Joe KnightM
- 54F. SimmondsD
- 58N. OriolaF
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 11C. RiggM
- 15O. AldereteD
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 24S. AdingraM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 3D. CirkinD
- 4D. NeilM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 14R. MundleF
- 18W. IsidorF
- 19H. DiarraM
- 33L. HjeldeD
- 50Harrison JonesM
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | M | 64 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Georginio Rutter(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3/8 |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nehemiah Oriola | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Knight | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Simmonds | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 19 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| James Milner | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/5 |
| Tom Watson | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Simon Adingra | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Chris Rigg | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Jones | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Cirkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Habib Diarra | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romaine Mundle | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |